contralateral
adjective
con·tra·lat·er·al
ˌkän-trə-ˈla-t(ə-)rəl 
: occurring on or acting in conjunction with a part on the opposite side of the body
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Preventing a contralateral breast cancer prevents cancer from arising in the other breast, but not metastases elsewhere in the body.
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Angus Chen, STAT, 25 July 2024
Two dying patients, on being removed from ventilator support, exhibited surges of gamma-wave activity within the temporo–parieto–occipital junctions, as well as between the TPO zones and the contralateral prefrontal areas.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023
These areas were also located on the side of the brain opposite to, or contralateral to, the side of the body where the patients were experiencing pain.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2023
The stimulation set-up that seemed closest to giving an effect on reaction time was '2 mA, anodal, contralateral orbit reference'.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2016
Because of this, race also played a part in a person’s risk of getting contralateral breast cancer, the study found.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 26 Jan. 2023
Vibrissa motor cortex activity suppresses contralateral whisking behavior.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2016
Furthermore, certain vertical climbers that use contralateral motions (when the same-side arms and legs move in opposite directions) produce full body extension.
—Colleen Gulick, Outside Online, 3 Sep. 2021
The ability to switch between ipsilateral and contralateral modes.
—Colleen Gulick, Outside Online, 3 Sep. 2021
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Angus Chen, STAT, 25 July 2024
Two dying patients, on being removed from ventilator support, exhibited surges of gamma-wave activity within the temporo–parieto–occipital junctions, as well as between the TPO zones and the contralateral prefrontal areas.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023
These areas were also located on the side of the brain opposite to, or contralateral to, the side of the body where the patients were experiencing pain.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2023
The stimulation set-up that seemed closest to giving an effect on reaction time was '2 mA, anodal, contralateral orbit reference'.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2016
Because of this, race also played a part in a person’s risk of getting contralateral breast cancer, the study found.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 26 Jan. 2023
Vibrissa motor cortex activity suppresses contralateral whisking behavior.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2016
Furthermore, certain vertical climbers that use contralateral motions (when the same-side arms and legs move in opposite directions) produce full body extension.
—Colleen Gulick, Outside Online, 3 Sep. 2021
The ability to switch between ipsilateral and contralateral modes.
—Colleen Gulick, Outside Online, 3 Sep. 2021
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“Contralateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contralateral. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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contralateral
adjective
con·tra·lat·er·al
-ˈlat-ə-rəl, -ˈla-trəl
: occurring on, affecting, or acting in conjunction with a part on the opposite side of the body
the motor cortex controls contralateral muscles
compare ipsilateral
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